Bookmark Antoine Watteau - Pierrot formerly known as Gilles, circa 1719

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ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684-1721)
Pierrot formerly known as Gilles, circa 1719.
Oil on canvas. H. 184 ; W. 155 cm. Paris, Musée du Louvre.
© Photo C2RMF / Thomas Clot.
© 2024.
Made in France.
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Place in a dry place, protected with a case or pouch plastic
Artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Art movement
Rococo
Material of the original work
Huile sur toile
Theme
Made in France
Reference
IM001702
EAN
3336729271610
Matière de l'article
Paper
Model dimensions
17cm x 5cm
Package Dimensions
17cm x 5cm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée du Louvre

The work and its artist

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

He is one of the leading exponents of the rocaille movement. Inspired by the commedia dell'arte, he liked to represent the theatre in his paintings, whether through the heavy curtains or the themes. Despite a brief career lasting around fifteen years, he enjoyed success during his lifetime and left a considerable body of work.

Watteau's profound originality lies in the strange, melancholy world he was able to create. His art delicately evokes the evanescent moments when, for a moment, people manage to break their solitude through tenderness, sensuality and exchange.

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